Deadline: 30-Mar-22
The Kentucky Arts Council is inviting applications for the Emerging Artist Award Visual Arts Program to support professional, early-stage Kentucky artists engaged in creating artwork of high quality and to recognize creative excellence.
Goals
- The primary goal of the Emerging Artist Award program is to directly support the advancement and continuation of Kentucky artists' careers and creative work.
Awards Benefits
- The Emerging Artist Award is a competitive $1,000 award given to working, professional Kentucky artists who are in the early years of their career (typically the first 10 years of professional work) and who have achieved a high level of excellence and creativity in their work.
- Emerging Artist Awards are determined by the quality of work samples submitted by the artist.
- Emerging Artist Awards are unrestricted and may be used in any way to enhance the artist's career.
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible to apply to the Emerging Artist Award program, applicants must:
- Be a legal, full-time resident of Kentucky
- Remain a legal, full-time resident of Kentucky for the duration of the grant period
- Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application
- Be a professional, working visual artist, responsible for creating their original work, not interpreting the work of others or creating under the guidance of an instructor or mentor
Residency Requirements
- Applicants must be United States citizens, lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence or have permission from the Department of Homeland Security to work permanently in the U.S.
- Applicants must have been legal Kentucky residents for a period of at least one full year immediately prior to the application deadline (e.g., legal Kentucky residency must have begun by March 30, 2021, for applications due March 30, 2022).
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For proof of residency, applicants must submit a copy of two of the following documents by the application deadline:
- Kentucky driver’s license, which includes the date issued and expiration date or State of Kentucky identification card, which includes the date issued and expiration date (note: The arts council will not accept both a Kentucky driver’s license and a State of Kentucky identification card as the required two proofs of residency.)
- Kentucky voter registration verification (screen shot your registration from the State Board of Elections’ Voter Information Center website
- 2019 or 2020 Kentucky state income tax form filed in 2020 or 2021 (740 series form for full-year residents)
For more information, visit Kentucky Arts Council.
For more information, visit http://artscouncil.ky.gov/KAC/Showcasing/EAguidelines.htm
